A Long Tradition of Ancient Lore
"Your tutor reports that you dislike History, my son. Why?"
Faramir flushed. "It is dull!" He recited in a sing-song voice:
"2002: Minas Ithil falls,
2043: Eärnur..."
"True, but what happened in 2040?"
A puzzled frown.
"That is when Fram of the Éothéod slew Scatha the Worm."
"A dragon?" Faramir gasped. "He slew a dragon? How? Where? Who was he? What does Éothéod mean? Why call it a worm?"
"You will find your answers in this book about our valiant allies, the Rohirrim..." He stood to leave. "But, since you despise history..."
"May I read it, Father? Please?"
Denethor smiled.
We in the house of Denethor know much ancient lore by long tradition....Note that the date of this event was invented for the drabble:The Two Towers, LoTR Book 4, Ch 4, Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit
[The] songs of Rohan ... tell that [Fram] slew Scatha, the great dragon of Ered Mithrin, and the land had peace from the long-worms afterwards. Thus Fram won great wealth, but was at feud with the Dwarves, who claimed the hoard of Scatha.Middle Earth Fanfiction Awards (MEFA 2005):The Return of the King, LoTR Appendix A, Annals of the Kings and Rulers: The House of Eorl
The Minas Tirith Award: 1st Place, Gondor Pre-Quest Drabbles